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    3. 興す

    興す

    興おこす​

    to vitalize (e.g. an industry)

    KMT10News #37+1CoreVerb, TransitiveBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab18 strokes

    おこす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to vitalize (e.g. an industry), to invigorate, to energize, to revive, to promote, to make prosperous
    2.
    to establish (e.g. a company), to build up, to set up, to launch, to commence

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    彼かれは新あたらしい事じ業ぎょうを興おこした。

    He started a new business.

    KMT6Business & Finance
    地ち域いき経けい済ざいを興おこすために、新あたらしいプロジェクトが始はじまった。

    A new project has started to revitalize the local economy.

    KMT8Business & Finance
    衰すい退たいした産さん業ぎょうを再ふたたび興おこすのは容よう易いではない。

    It is not easy to revive a declining industry.

    KMT9Business & Finance
    若わかい起き業ぎょう家かたちが、IT分ぶん野やで次つぎ々つぎとベンチャー企き業ぎょうを興おこしている。

    Young entrepreneurs are successively establishing venture companies in the IT field.

    KMT10Business & FinanceTechnology
    彼かれは失うしなわれつつあった伝でん統とう芸げい能のうを興おこすことに尽じん力りょくした。

    He made efforts to revive the traditional performing art that was on the verge of being lost.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsHistory

    Characters that make up this word

    興
    おこ.る・おこ.す…(5)
    entertain・revive・retrieve・interest・pleasure
    Kanji
    す
    su
    Kana
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